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Les Anderson appointed VP of cyber at BT

BT brings on board proven security expert to strengthen protection of BT and its customers  London, 6-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — BT today announced that Les Anderson has joined the company as its new vice president of cyber. Les has 27 years’ experience … Read the full press release

BT signed £440 million Power Purchase Agreements with three wind farms in Scotland, Wales and Lancashire

London, 6-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — BT has signed long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) worth £440 million with three wind farms in Scotland, Wales and Lancashire. The deals will secure more than 100 Megawatts (MW) of renewable energy to help power its UK … Read the full press release

NOVATEK and SIBUR complete series of projects aimed at creating integrated technological chain from hydrocarbon production to deep processing in Russia

Astrakhan – Purovsk (Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Area) – Тobolsk, 6-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — NOVATEK and SIBUR reported to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on completion of a series of projects aimed at creating an integrated technological chain from hydrocarbon production to deep processing in Russia. … Read the full press release

STRABAG’s Swedish subsidiary Züblin Scandinavia AB part of consortium won € 170M contract for immersed tunnel: Marieholmstunnel in Gothenburg

Contract value of about € 170 million, including mechanical and electrical works and an option to operate and maintain the tunnel for five years Construction time 2014–2020 Gothenburg, Sweden, 6-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Züblin Scandinavia AB, a Swedish subsidiary of the … Read the full press release

TeliaSonera to provide telecom services to almost 100 offices of Swiss energy company Landis+Gyr worldwide

Stockholm, Sweden, 5-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — TeliaSonera and Landis+Gyr, the Swiss headquartered energy company with operations in 30 countries,  have concluded a five-year agreement on expert services and telecommunications to almost 100 offices around the world, enabled by TeliaSonera´s international IP network. … Read the full press release

Wacker Chemie AG builds new spray dryer to expand production capacity for dispersible polymer powders at its Burghausen site

ANNUAL CAPACITY TO INCREASE BY 50,000 METRIC TONS INVESTMENT VOLUME OF AROUND €20 MILLION NEW CAPACITY TO BECOME AVAILABLE IN EARLY 2015 “THE CAPACITY EXPANSION STRENGTHENS OUR GLOBAL POSITION AS A LEADING MANUFACTURER OF DISPERSIBLE POLYMER POWDERS,” SAYS ARNO VON … Read the full press release

Savills partners with Marbella’s longest established estate agency Panorama

LONDON, 5-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Savills has formed a new association with Panorama, Marbella’s longest established estate agency. This important collaboration between the two agencies will strengthen their respective current international positions and will, at the same time, benefit buyer and seller … Read the full press release

Savills acquires leading US independent commercial real estate services firm Studley, Inc.

LONDON, 5-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — International real estate advisor Savills has today, 02 June 2014, confirmed the completion of its acquisition of 100% of Studley, Inc. the leading US independent commercial real estate services firm specialising in tenant representation. Savills also announces … Read the full press release

Savills report: Growing demand from internationally-mobile students creates new opportunities for investment in premium purpose built accommodation

LONDON, 5-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Student housing was one of the best performing sectors during the global economic downturn and is becoming a significant asset class in the world stage, according to a new report from international real estate adviser, Savills. Purpose built … Read the full press release

wpd AG updates on the construction of wind farms in Finland

Bremen, Germany, 5-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — After several years of pre-planning, wpd has reached a break-through in Finland: In September 2013, construction of the infrastructure for the 33 MW Mäkikangas project in the municipality of Pyhäjoki, situated in the Northern Ostrobothnia province, has … Read the full press release

Voith’s OnV FeltView system enables accurate, continuous and safe measurement of press felt moisture and permeability

Heidenheim an der Brenz, Germany, 5-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The OnV FeltView system developed by Voith enables accurate, continuous and especially safe real-time measurement of press felt moisture and permeability. The OnV FeltView system supports paper manufacturers with both routine operation and … Read the full press release

FIFA World Cup 2014 Brazil: 4000 Voith DIWA Automatic Transmissions in citybuses and in the BRT systems across the main host cities

Heidenheim an der Brenz, Germany, 5-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In preparation of the Soccer World Cup 2014, Brazil has substantially expanded its public transport systems. With over 4,000 DIWA automatic transmissions in the main host cities, Voith was able to establish itself … Read the full press release

MAPFRE consolida su posición como sexta entidad europea en seguro No Vida en 2013

Los ingresos por primas de los mayores grupos aseguradores en este segmento permanecen estables, según el Ranking de FUNDACIÓN MAPFRE MADRID, 5-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Los ingresos por primas de los 10 mayores grupos aseguradores europeos No Vida permanecieron estables en … Read the full press release

CESVIMAP vuelve a apostar por la formación profesional con una donación a un Instituto de Educación Secundaria

MADRID, 5-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — El Centro de Experimentación y Seguridad Vial MAPFRE (CESVIMAP) ha vuelto a realizar una importante donación al Instituto de Educación Secundaria (IES) Adaja de Arévalo. En este caso, se trata de un gran número de … Read the full press release

Global Editors Network (GEN) Summit 2014 Partners with Wochit

Video Creation Platform Supports Publishing Short Form Video in Real Time from the Show Floor of Global Media Conference NEW YORK, NY,  5-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Wochit announces that GEN Summit 2014 has partnered with Wochit to produce real time video … Read the full press release

FrieslandCampina Nederland and the Association of Dutch Food Banks to make dairy products available to people living below poverty line

Closer cooperation next step in goal to improve nutritional value of food parcels Amersfoort, the Netherlands, 04-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Dairy multinational FrieslandCampina Nederland and the Association of Dutch Food Banks announced today that they will be intensifying their partnership. The purpose … Read the full press release

Saint-Gobain and Central Glass Co., Ltd. plan to build automotive glass plant in Jakarta, Indonesia

PARIS, 04-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Saint-Gobain and Central Glass Co., Ltd. have announced plans to build an automotive glass plant in Jakarta, Indonesia, due to come on stream in the course of 2016. This investment will enable both groups to take … Read the full press release

Roche acquires California-based Genia Technologies

Basel, 04-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today the acquisition of Genia Technologies, Inc. (Genia), a privately held company, based in Mountain View, California, USA. Genia is developing a single-molecule, semiconductor based, DNA sequencing platform using nanopore … Read the full press release

Safran earned “Responsible Supplier Relations” label from the attribution committee of Médiation Inter-Entreprises

Paris, 04-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The attribution committee of Médiation Inter-Entreprises, the business mediation unit of the French industry ministry, today issued its “Responsible Supplier Relations” label to Safran, concerning aircraft engine production purchasing by Group company Snecma. The award of this certificate … Read the full press release

Safran’s security business Morpho Detection announced its Itemiser® DX explosives trace detectors surpassed 5,000 units shipped worldwide

Lightweight desktop systems deployed to detect explosives and narcotics at secure locations WILMINGTON, Mass., 04-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Morpho (Safran), through its subsidiary Morpho Detection, today announced it has surpassed 5,000 desktop Itemiser® DX explosives trace detectors (ETD) shipped worldwide. A … Read the full press release